The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-28

omOCfaW Will NV oo iDCihtu W BO | I
|, the Republican party % prohibit
IN marty. II fesms to me that In the l
sxt canvas reither one Of the parties I
an say. We we're Tor prohibition or /
painef' > Therefore l do not believe
4 a pro libitinu WI cat any fi,ure In
ne nv1 cor vaas unlefs the character 1
men nominated should produce the /
ivieios"
"Do ou think there are prohibi.
Ionists n nigh In the party TO serious
' epdAuf y It's success next year il
he is,il 5 made the primeval ques.
Ion 4 dsbste between II and the
/ 'pu ,li.Ra psrty"
'Upoa that question / Thick I can
nv iha, n might assume sbspr that
sGuld psT lusiy endapger the surcess
I the d. aocrstic party in tue Safe.
That. no, ever, can only be II the
O p uty should abandon the
policy laid down a. Chicago Ia the
OF 1884, and on which Mr..
yIeyslsnd was elected. II the D,mo.
,faljc marty were, when the convention
IA cts in 1888, to abandon the prJteo-
d ,n feature Of the platform OF 1884,
Ard make 6 lree trade platform, or
Lahe a s,so Ia this direction OF free
th.n i would regard Tennessee,
"A well "A several other Southern
IL great doubt, do no, know
any Der cc-a's In Ten aeseee that ere
tariff mpl TO the extent insisted upon
by The Bcpubiicsn party. So far as
what are called terif Democrats In |
renneea are Concerned, they are
without exception for revenue tariff |
--that lie, a Ia id that would produce
no more than what 10 sufficlsn Mt In sup.
port the government economically sd.
minietered. But In collecting this
revenue iarifi they believe II ought to
be adjae,ed with i view TO pr tettion
u American labor to ths extept OF the
diffe,erce IN wages In this aud fjrtigu
uuui.r. They ara Lot opposed to q
ieyisiuD OF tue tarH. In fact,
they believe the preLent tariff ought
TO bo ieyissj, but that In revising II
tie whole question OF revenue ought
10 bs taken iDlo cDrsieeTa.iou, in.
Guiding the internal revenue system
az well a. the duties on imported
goods. Ia my opinion, II protection
10 this extent should be denied, then
Il will b. doubtful about carrying Ten.
nessee. Az understand the pspers
In the South called tariff pspers--take,
for instance, the Times Democrat ana
Picayune, oil New ORLEANS the Mobile
Register, the Age and Herald, Of
Bifmiug han; the Chattanooga Times,
the Memphis Avalanche, the Atlanta
Constitution. the Macon Telegraph,
the Augusta Chronicle, the Richmond
Dispatch, the Richmond Wing, the
American, and papers in North Caro-.
lima and West Virginia-I under.
stand them TO be tor protection only
to the extent OF the Platform OF 1884,
and II that 10 abandoned, these pa.
pers would not 20 over TO the Repub.
lican party, but there would be 90
much division among the people In
these Southern States, who believe
we cannot diversity our industries
without protection 10 some extent I;
and / am sure that many Of the people
now euppo ting the principles OF that
platform and supporting these pa
ptrs could not be carried into
the Republican party. They would
not vote the Republican ticket, but
they could not support free trade
Democrats, and 40 In tfa' event be-
lisvs one half dtz,n Southern States
xould be In danger"
"what will be the State issues In
The canyafe7"
Tho election we have had here In
the laet few days about the railroad
aud the frauds perpetrsted by import
ing voters and repeating has set al
our ! 9 )ple to taking about registra
ton law. Ii fact, this election hal
demonstrated tina. wa must have Z
regist alton law, and / take IL tha
will be one OF the questions, thu
Democratic party favoring and tn,
Republican party opposing II. Fed
eral q1estions will Of course be dis
Gu ted In tie cinvsee, including th'
tariff. doh't know how any Of thu
questions that have given rs trouble
IN the past, including the State deb
and issuss growing ont Of II, can nj v
cut any figure, / I'm inclined TO thinl
that In the next canvass, unless ",
get into trouble over men, the Demo
cratic party will carry the State by
large msjoFity."
"Are you Ia favor Of leasing the pen
itentiary convlcis2"
"Upon that question, there are oh
| jecliuns TO the lease system, aud th
public mind Ia very much pr, judicsi
against IL. II gny plan can be devise'
and adopted for working the convictI
20 90 10 save the State the expens
and responsibility, why. l should D
opposed 10 the l.afe, simply from III
reason that there 10 great pre- judic
against II. The lga,e at present pay
the state fl0l 900 per year, and | 90
member Of the corporation tina
leased II. More than one year ~,
fading there was popular pre- ndic
against II, and the discussion Of th
question WAS seriously impairing III
the value Of the labor, at my instst Q
the 'mpany passed resolution ter
deiing the lease back 10 the State
that 10, offering 10 relesss II and askin
the Governor 20 consent 10 II, 20 thu
the Legislature misht act on IL.
bad, ~ q director In the compan,
opposed the lease when IL was mad
insisting that our company ought M
10 20 into that business, and made
speech before the board, giving N
reasons why Il should not b
done. Bat the company decided |
lease, and l did. Bat as
said before, sfterssrd, at my instsEc,
wo proposed 10 surrender II 10 Oh
State. That was known TO the Legi
lalure-in fact, Il was during ths se
sion before the last-but that offer =,
mains with the Governor yet. Az
understood the two gubernalorial cal
J dida,es In the last canvass, both too
grounds sgaiust the lease tystem, IN
i think an overwhelming mfjority I
tbs members II the Legislature, vine
' elected, were opposed 20 II. But, ne
: understand, when the Legislature mi
4 and came 10 consider the question
they were unable TO see VITA, the
could d. with the convlcts, aud not